News EPA Rescinds Maui Guidance On September 15, 2021, EPA formally rescinded the January 2021 Maui Guidance document titled “Applying the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 29 (Week of August 9, 2021)
News Senate Approves $55 Billion in Water Infrastructure The Senate just voted 69 to 30 to pass the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (H.R. 3684). The bill provides nearly $1.2… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 18 (Week of May 17, 2021)
News EPA Finalizes Analytical Methods Update Rule This week EPA finalized and published the Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule for the Analysis of Effluent. One of EPA’s responsibilities is… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 10 (Week of March 22, 2021)
News Senate EPW Approves Mallory and McCabe This week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) voted approval of Brenda Mallory to head the White House Council on Environmental… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 2 (Week of Jan. 11, 2021)
News Maui Decision Guidance Finalized January 14, 2021 On January 14, 2021, Acting Assistant Administrator for Water signed and issued final guidance that EPA claims “clarifies how the Supreme Court’s County… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 1 (Week of Jan. 4, 2021)
News Appropriations and COVID-19 Bill Summaries On Monday, December 21, 2020, Congress unveiled a long-awaited funding package that included all 12 appropriations measures and additional coronavirus relief measures. The Interior-Environment… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 44 (Week of December 16, 2019)
News EPA Extends Deadline for Lead and Copper Rule Comments EPA has extended the comment deadline for National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. The new… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 40 (Week of November 11, 2019)
News EPA Releases Lead and Copper Rule Revisions This week, the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions was published in the Federal Register. The comment… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 39 (Week of November 4, 2019)
News EPA Streamlines EAB Process EPA is proposing to streamline and modernize the review of permits by the agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) while providing more flexibility to regulated parties,… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 37 (Week of October 21, 2019)
News EPA Releases National Study of Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies Screener Survey to POTWs EPA has initiated a multi-phase study to showcase nutrient removal at publicly owned treatment works… Read More »